Shekhar Kapur Biography (1951?-)

Name is sometimes spelled "Shekar Kapoor"; born December 6, 1951 (some sources cite 1945 or 1954), in Bombay, India (some sources cite Lahore, India, nowPakistan); immigrated to England, 1970; married Suchitra Krishnamurti (a singer), 1996. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1934; or Elizabeth Swofford, CreativeArtists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; (commercials) Marshall Rawlings, Propaganda Independent, 940 North Mansfield, Hollywood, CA90038.

Nationality: Indian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Producer, director, actor
Birth Details: December 6, 1951?; India

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Director
Masoom (also known as Innocent), Krsna Film Unit, 1983
(Uncredited; with others) Joshilay, 1985
Mr. India, 1987
Bandit Queen (also known as Phoolan Devi), Arrow Films, 1994
(Uncredited; with others) Dushmani, 1996
Elizabeth (also known as Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen), Gramercy, 1998
Long Way to Freedom (also known as Long Walk to Freedom), PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 2001
(With others) Yaadein (also known as Cherished Memories), Mukta Arts, 2001
The Four Feathers, Miramax/Paramount, 2002
Other films include Time Machine, not completed. Also made commercial films.
Film Executive Producer
Dil Se... (also known as From the Heart, Prema Tho,and Uyire), Eros International, 1998
The Guru (also known as Le gourou et les femmes), Universal, 2003

Film Appearances
Ishq Ishq Ishq (also known as Love, Love, Love), 1974
Pal Do Pal ka Saath, 1978
Toote Khilone, 1978
Jeena Yahan (also known as Living Here), 1981
Gawahi, 1989
Nikhil, Drishti (also known as Vision), Udbhav, 1990
Antique dealer, Nazar (also known as Eye and The Gaze), 1991
Man who stabs bishop, Elizabeth (also known as Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen), Gramercy, 1998
Television Appearances
Episodic
Appeared in "Rendezvous with Shekhar Kapur and Suchitra," Rendezvous with Simi Garewal.
Other
Spotlights and Saris: Making Bombay Dreams (also known as Omnibus: Spotlights and Saris--Making Bombay Dreams), BBC, 2002
Host of the series On the Other Hand, Channel 4.
Television Director
Episodic
Directed an episode of Tahqiqat.
Stage Work
Associate producer, Bombay Dreams (musical), Really Useful TheatreCompany, London, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Movieline, December, 1999, p. 18
New Republic, July 10, 1995, p. 24
New York Times, November 13, 1998, p. E14
Time, August 14, 1995, p. 67
Time International, November 2, 1998, p. 71
Village Voice, November 10, 1998, p. 126

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